QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,14 August 2018

Solution: a.

Table source: PDF;

See Map (provided in solution to next question): Maps of India;

Improvisation: TH;

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Solution: b.

The Andamans and Nicobars are separated by a channel (the Ten Degree Channel) some 150 km wide.

About Andaman;

Map source: Maps of India;

Improvisation (TH): “Bullfrogs have reached little Andaman, the next frontier is Nicobar. There are other islands they are yet to invade, and we must do everything to stop that. Signs at jetties about the adverse economic impact of bullfrogs and the need to check contamination of fish stocks could be useful.”

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Solution: c.

In the news (PIB): All Battery Operated Vehicles shall now exhibit their registration mark in Yellow colour on Green background for transport vehicles and for all other cases, in White colour on Green background.

ScoopWhoop:

• Commercial vehicles such as trucks and taxis have a yellow number plate with black text.
• Black number plate with yellow lettering – these are commercial vehicles available on rent for self-drive.
• Light blue number plate – Vehicles belonging to foreign consulates bear white lettering on a light blue background.
• Number plate with upward pointing arrow – Military vehicles.
• Red coloured plate – The President of India and governors of states travel in official cars without license plates. They have the Emblem of India in gold, embossed on a red coloured plate.

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Solution: a.

BBC;

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Solution: c.

Statements 2 and 3 are correct.

The Caspian Sea has a number of different species of sturgeon, the fish that yields the highly prized delicacy caviar. Between 80-90% of the world’s caviar is sourced from the Caspian, but the numbers have been falling over the past few decades. For those of you who want to read more about caviar, click HERE.

BBC: In a landmark deal that has been more than two decades in the making, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – all bordering the Caspian Sea – have agreed in principle on how to divide it (the Caspian) up. Until 1991, the Caspian was known as a lake. But the dissolution of the USSR complicated this issue. Iran had argued it was a lake and not a sea, but none of the other four littoral states agreed.

If it was treated as a sea, then it would be covered by international maritime law, namely the United Nations Law of the Sea. This binding document sets rules on how countries can use the world’s oceans. It covers areas such as the management of natural resources, territorial rights, and the environment. And it is not limited to littoral states, meaning others can seek access to its resources. But if it is defined as a lake, then it would have to be divided equally between all five countries.

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